The College Scholars Program sponsors or co-sponsors visits to campus throughout the school year by a variety of leaders from the local, national, and international communities. These distinguished visitors meet informally with the students to discuss their work and life philosophies, to identify issues crucial to service and leadership, and to address pressing social concerns.

This semester, CSP featured a lecture by Andrew Light, an internationally recognized expert in environmental policy and ethics. On April 5, 2010, we will be hosting Jeff Lieberman, the exciting host of The Discovery Channel's Time Warp.

The following is a partial list (in no particular order) of past speakers sponsored by the College Scholars Program:

Jeff Lieberman - Artist, Scientist, and Musician; Host of Time Warp

Forrest Gander - Poet

Aubrey De Grey - Chairman of Methuselah Foundation and Age Rejuvenation Scientist

E.O. Wilson - Biologist, Harvard University and Ant Expert

Marjorie Agosin - Poet and Human Rights Activist

Harlan Ellison - Author and Screenwriter

Ken Miller - Biologist, Brown University and Evolution Activist

Stephanie Coontz - Author and Educator on Family Diversity

Sarah Vowell - Author

Kurt Vonnegut - Novelist

Mary Catherine Bateson - Writer and Cultural Anthropologist

Wendy Doniger - Religion Scholar, University of Chicago

Susan Sontag - Author and Playwright

Peter Singer - Ethicist, Princeton University

Donald Johanson - Physical Anthropologist and Discoverer of "Lucy"

Paul Farmer - Physician and Healthcare Advocate

Bill Baker - CWRU alumnus and President & CEO, WNET television, New York City

Dr. James Loewen - Sociologist, Author and Emeritus, University of Vermont